Democrats’ Plan to Save the Republican House Speaker
Against all odds and expectations, Speaker Mike Johnson keeps managing to fund the government, inflame the far right of his party — and hold on to his job.
Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The Times, explains why it might be Democrats who come to his rescue.
Guest: Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Ultraconservatives immediately turned on Mr. Johnson after Congress passed spending legislation.
- Enraged over the spending bill, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene began the process of calling for a vote to oust the speaker.
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